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It’s the home of powerhouse console franchises such as Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, Quake, Doom, James Bond, X-Men, Spider-Man and Transformers and enjoys a key partnership with LucasArts, but it seems that console really is just a bit-player in Activision’s business. When asked by The Wall Street …

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has debuted at No.1 in the PSP charts this week. The Konami stealth action game put an end to 2010 FIFA World Cup’s seven-week stint in the top spot and is the first PSP title to reach No.1 since April. 2010 FIFA World Cup, ModNation …

Ever been frustrated by the fact that while dad can play online on Xbox Live thanks to his Gold membership, the kids can’t do the same on the very same machine when logged in under their profile? Fret no more. Microsoft has revealed what it is calling the Xbox Live …

In the latest move in its quest to defeat the never-ending legion of internet copyright offenders, the British Phonographic Institute has made an official request to Google to remove a number of links to leading file-sharing sites. Those included in the demands include Megaupload, 4shared.com, Zippyshare, and MediaFire. The moves …

Namco Bandai has five games in development for 3DS and is convinced that 2010 will be the year of 3D, according to a statement form the publisher. Handheld 3D versions of Ridge Racer, Pac-Man & Galaga, Dragon Ball Z, Gundam and Super Robot are all in the works, though it …

Tim Kring's Conspiracy For Good 'a new audience participation experience' apparently

UK publisher association ELSPA has understandably aired its disappointment at the Cob-LibDem government’s withdrawal of tax breaks for games production. But the organisation has said the move should only make the industry more determined to take advantage of policies and schemes that will support its businesses. In statement ELSPA general …

Coalition governmentâ??s emergency budget threatens the likes of Game Horizon and Game Republic

Shortly after confirming that it is to do away with tax breaks for the UK video games industry, Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that Value Added Tax will rise to 20 per cent from January 4th 2011. Though there’s a good chance that the ticket price of video games on …

UK trade body damns Lib/Con coalition Emergency Budget for lack of games industry aid